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Kiehl's vs Anessa

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Kiehl's and Anessa are distinct skincare houses that cater to diverse complexions through specialized formulations. Kiehl's is cherished for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products anchored by nourishing ingredients like glycerin and squalane, which suit skin with dark spots and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas designed to suit all skin types best. While both offer targeted daily care, they differ primarily in their core offerings and ideal skin matches.

Kiehl's is an American skincare brand founded in 1851 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000.

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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This page compares some of the most popular Kiehl's and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Kiehl's vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or Anessa: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, fitting best for skin with dark spots, mature skin, and dry skin, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and Anessa?

Kiehl's is an American brand founded in 1851 offering a wide range of skincare products on this page with varying fit levels, whereas Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 that specializes in sunscreens listed on this page.

Kiehl's or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens, Kiehl's Better Screen UV Serum has a High Lovi fit level for skin with dark spots, combination skin, sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin, while Anessa's sunscreens also have a High Lovi fit level for most of these skin types. Both brands offer solid options, though Kiehl's provides a wider variety of specialized facial care products on this page.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or Anessa?

Reviewers note that Kiehl's has a high price point, whereas affordability details for Anessa are not highlighted on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or Anessa?

Reviewers mention that Kiehl's products on this page sometimes cause breakouts and skin irritation, whereas the sunscreen products on the Anessa page achieve a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand offers more products with added fragrance, Kiehl's or Anessa?

Kiehl's offers more products with added fragrance, as 2 of its products on this page list fragrance, whereas every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and Anessa?

Kiehl's was founded in the United States in 1851, while Anessa was founded later in Japan in 1992. Both brands are owned by major parent companies, with Kiehl's under L'Oréal S.A. and Anessa under Shiseido Company, Limited.

Which Kiehl's products have a Superior fit level for oily skin and acne-prone skin?

For oily skin and oily acne-prone skin, the products on this page with a Superior fit level from Kiehl's include Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash, Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, Ultra Facial Oil-Free Cleanser, and Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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